Op de vierde dag van het Skûtsjesilen deden de zeilschepen Terherne aan. Van 18 tot en met 31 juli nemen de veertien SKS-skûtsjes deel aan elf zeilwedstrijden op tien locaties…

Het aantal mensen dat leeft in energiearmoede is in 2025 ongeveer gelijk gebleven ten opzichte van een jaar geleden, maar vooral aan de randen van Nederland hebben mensen meer moeite met het betalen van de energierekening.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Kwaku Summer Festival, dat een aantal weekeinden in de zomer plaatsvindt in het Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam-Zuidoost, stopt na de editie van dit jaar. Dat maakt de organisatie van het festival bekend in een persbericht.

Het festival kan na de editie van dit jaar "niet meer in haar huidige vorm voortzetten", zo laat de organisatie weten. "Na vijftien intense jaren is dat geen gemakkelijk besluit geweest. Kwaku is meer dan een festival - het is een uniek maatschappelijk fenomeen dat vanouds voor heel veel mensen veel betekent".

Volgens de organisatie zijn de omstandigheden voor het organiseren van een festival ingrijpend veranderd. "Aangescherpte vergunningsvoorwaarden, stijgende kosten en toenemende organisatorische complexiteit maken het steeds moeilijker om het festival betaalbaar en toegankelijk te houden voor iedereen voor wie het eigenlijk bedoeld is. De organisatie ziet zich genoodzaakt te erkennen dat het evenwicht in de huidige opzet niet langer te bewaren is."

Het Kwaku Summer Festival ontstond in 1975 als een kleinschalig voetbaltoernooi onder de naam Kwakoe. Het initiatief was bedoeld om jongeren in Amsterdam Zuidoost die niet op vakantie konden gaan, toch een plezierige zomer te bieden. In de jaren daarna groeide het uit tot een veelzijdig evenement met naast voetbal ook ruimte voor debatten, lezingen, dansworkshops, missverkiezingen en liveoptredens.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het aantal huishoudens dat moeite had met het betalen van de energierekening is vorig jaar nagenoeg gelijk gebleven. Dat stellen onderzoeksinstituut TNO en het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) op basis van een voorlopige schatting. Ruim een half miljoen huishoudens hadden afgelopen jaar een laag inkomen in combinatie met hoge energiekosten of een slecht te verwarmen woning. Het bedrag dat deze huishoudens tekortkomen is het afgelopen jaar toegenomen.

"We zien dat de groep mensen met een laag inkomen wat is gedaald. Maar daar staat tegenover dat de energiekosten wel omhoog zijn gegaan. Die effecten heffen elkaar min of meer op", legt hoofdeconoom van het CBS Peter Hein van Mulligen uit. Nadat in 2024 financiële steunmaatregelen werden stopgezet, nam het aantal huishoudens dat last heeft van energiearmoede toe tot 6 procent van alle huishoudens. Dat percentage is vorig jaar gelijk gebleven. Met de steunmaatregelen werden huishoudens in 2022 en 2023 geholpen vanwege de energiecrisis door de Russische inval in Oekraïne.

Ook dit jaar stijgen de energieprijzen door een oorlog. "We zien dat effect wel in de prijs van diesel en benzine, maar nog niet in de energieprijzen van huishoudens", stelt Van Mulligen. Volgens hem is het effect op de prijs van gas en elektriciteit voor de consument in het afgelopen halfjaar beperkt geweest. "Dat kan komen omdat mensen een vast contract hebben, maar dat is geen garantie voor de tweede helft van het jaar", stelt hij. "Tot nu toe lijkt de impact aanzienlijk kleiner dan in 2022."

Huishoudens met een laag inkomen en hoge energiekosten komen gemiddeld 624 euro per jaar tekort. In 2024 was dat 577 euro. Deze betaalbaarheidskloof is het grootst voor huishoudens met energiearmoede in een koopwoning of een slecht te verwarmen woning.

Om de energiearme huishoudens in 2025 uit energiearmoede te helpen, was circa 256 miljoen euro nodig geweest, stellen TNO en het CBS. In hoeverre het Noodfonds Energie, waarin zo'n 200 miljoen euro zit, gaat helpen, kan onderzoekster Anika Batenburg van TNO niet zeggen. "Dat hangt ervan af hoe het ministerie dat gaat regelen."

Energiearme huishoudens waren vorig jaar zo'n 12 procent van het inkomen kwijt aan energiekosten. Dat is een lichte toename ten opzichte van vorig jaar. "De inkomens zijn toegenomen, maar de energiekosten zijn harder toegenomen", stelt Van Mulligen. Gemiddeld geeft een huishouden zo'n 5 procent van het inkomen uit aan energiekosten.

AUSTIN (ANP) - Tesla heeft in het afgelopen kwartaal iets minder winst geboekt, ondanks dat de omzet en verkopen zijn gestegen. Volgens de elektrische autofabrikant van Elon Musk werd de winstgevendheid geraakt door onder meer een lagere gemiddelde verkoopprijs van zijn voertuigen.

De nettowinst zakte met 5 procent af tot 1,1 miljard dollar. De omzet steeg daarentegen met meer dan een kwart naar ruim 28,2 miljard dollar.

Tesla heeft prijzen verlaagd om de verkopen aan te jagen. Die hadden vorig jaar last van kritiek op Musk vanwege zijn bezuinigingsmaatregelen in opdracht van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump en om het maken van een handgebaar dat op de nazigroet leek. Verder kampte de autofabrikant met felle concurrentie van Chinese merken.

Begin deze maand maakte Tesla al bekend dat het in het tweede kwartaal een kwart meer auto's heeft verkocht dan in dezelfde periode een jaar geleden. Het bedrijf leverde in totaal 480.126 auto's af, tegenover 384.122 een jaar eerder.

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 23-07-2026 01:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 17.6°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 17.3°C / Max 20.0°C | Kans op neerslag 24%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 17.3°C, Max 20.0°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 24%, 🧭 1021.5 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 22.0 km/u (6.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 321°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 17.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 324°
• 03:00: 17.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1021.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 317°
• 04:00: 16.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 318°
• 05:00: 16.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1021.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 314°
• 06:00: 16.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1021.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 330°
• 07:00: 17.0°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1021.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 322°
• 08:00: 17.0°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1021.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 318°
• 09:00: 17.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1021.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 339°
• 10:00: 17.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1021.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 328°
• 11:00: 18.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1021.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 334°
• 12:00: 18.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 6%, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 342°
• 13:00: 18.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 343°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• vrijdag 24 juli: Min 16.7°C, Max 19.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↘️ -3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 330°
• zaterdag 25 juli: Min 17.3°C, Max 24.8°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1008.9 hPa ↘️ -9.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 317°
• zondag 26 juli: Min 19.7°C, Max 26.1°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1005.1 hPa ↘️ -3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.7 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 233°
• maandag 27 juli: Min 17.6°C, Max 22.2°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 3.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 41%, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ↗️ +9.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.8 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: → 253°
• dinsdag 28 juli: Min 17.0°C, Max 21.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 22%, 🧭 1019.1 hPa ↗️ +4.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.5 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: → 292°
• woensdag 29 juli: Min 16.5°C, Max 27.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1016.5 hPa ↘️ -2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↑ 176°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 17.6°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 16.6°C (-1.0°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 324°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 26.6 km/h (7.4 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 69%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1022.0 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 20.4 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:49 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:47

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 33 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 5.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 12.2 μg/m³

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Ancient Slashdot reader alanw shares a post from the OSS Security mailing list, where sysadmin Jan Schaumann wonders what to do after the Linux kernel cranked out 432 CVEs in a little over 24 hours: "I understand the position that CVEs were always a flawed way to track or prioritize security changes... But this onslaught really shows it's not feasible to attempt to prioritize individual kernel changes. I'm not sure what to do here going forward." The Register reports: The nixCraft team speculated on social media that AI bug reports are a likely reason for all those kernel CVEs, which wouldn't be without precedent - Linus Torvalds himself said in May that the Linux kernel security mailing list had become "almost entirely unmanageable" due to AI-assisted bug hunting. Nonetheless, Torvalds has described AI as a useful tool for Linux development while still noting it can be a drag for maintainers, both from a workload standpoint and the fact "it keeps finding embarrassing bugs." [...]

Unfortunately for Linux sysadmins, the position in which they find themselves in this current mess isn't one that's readily solved. CVEs might be a messy way to track and prioritize security updates, especially when hundreds of them are published over a short period, but without something better, it falls to IT and security teams to determine which vulnerabilities affect their systems and which kernel updates they need to deploy. Senior kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman replied to Jan's post, pushing back on the idea that the kernel's CVE volume is uniquely unmanageable. The kernel isn't special, he argues -- companies everywhere are finally realizing they need to re-evaluate how they update all of their systems and devices, something that's traditionally been "woefully ignored."

On the "just always update" approach, Greg says that's precisely what the kernel community endorses: "This is what the kernel developer community recommends and supports. If you want support from us, do this." Can't manage it yourself? Pay a company for support, or "just use Debian or Yocto as their security practices are amazing." He points to Android as proof the approach scales, calling it "the largest deployment of software in the world" -- billions of devices kept updated "with one very-overworked developer guiding it all."

As for reviewing every CVE individually, he notes this can be largely automated by intersecting the files a CVE touches with the files you actually build, which typically trims the relevant set "down to about 10% of the overall total" -- the approach enterprise distros already take for their customers. Panic-mode selective patching gets a blunt "Good luck with that!" -- regulations like the EU's Cyber Resilience Act are set to legislate that habit away ("rightfully so," in his view), and "your insurance company might wish to have a talk with you as well."

Greg also warns the flood isn't over: "The number of llm-found issues is only on the rise right now, it's going to be a very long 18 months at the least to dig ourselves out of this mess, and people had BETTER be updating their systems all along the way if they expect to be secure in any way." As for the 432-CVE burst itself, he explains it was simply him catching up on a weeks-old, publicly visible review queue over the weekend -- delayed by "a perfect storm of 6 weeks straight of conferences and vacations" -- so it shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone watching the public git repo.

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Apple is reportedly launching a Klarna financing deal that will let U.S. customers spread the cost of devices over up to three years, pushing the company closer to a hardware-as-a-service model. "The only thing you don't get under the new arrangement is AppleCare, for which you'll allegedly need to pay extra," notes Computerworld. From the report: The introduction of the scheme gives consumers a way to purchase the company's popular high-end devices when they are introduced -- no doubt,at higher cost -- this fall. [...] A combination of changed customer habits and external threat means the stars are now aligned for hardware-as-a-service models. "Reframing a device as a low monthly payment protects that [upgrade] cadence and allows Apple to start marketing their products as device-as-a-service to consumers, which no other vendor was ever able to do," [IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo] wrote to me.

There is a one-more-thing aspect to this: the products are effectively being leased, a new approach that will give Apple a stronger grip on EOL devices, helping it grab more of them for refurbishment, resale, and recycling. Over time, this will give the company a much stronger grip on the lucrative second-user market that exists around Apple equipment, even while for almost every consumer product we find the life we want is something we can rent, but probably can't afford to own.

The other solid reason to take a partnership approach is risk management. Apple had intended to develop its own buy-now, pay-later scheme via Apple Pay Later, but abandoned that plan as it became riskier with rising bank rates. "Also, by backing the program with Klarna rather than reviving the in-house subscription plan it shelved in 2024, Apple captures the demand upside without taking the credit risk onto its own balance sheet," Jeronimo said.
"Apple Upgrade lands at precisely the moment Apple needs it," Jeronimo wrote in a note seen by Computerworld. "Having just pushed Mac and iPad prices up on the back of the memory shortage, with iPhone increases widely expected in September -- as well as the new iPhone foldable expected at $2,500 -- Apple's real risk is that rising prices even further can impact the upgrade cycle."

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: A little over a month after the Department of Defense (DOD) bragged that nearly half of its 3.5 million employees were using AI at work, members of the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) received an email informing them that they were burning through tokens, and needed to limit use. "Although the Army CIO announced in May 2026 that they were offering unlimited tokens, by mid-June the Army CIO pool was exhausted of tokens and had to re-establish limits," the email reads. The email goes on to say that although the Army has chosen to renew token usage at "its current levels," it's unclear "if the Army CIO pool will be renewed after 1 Oct."

The Army uses Ask Sage, a multimodal generative AI platform where users can run different large language models (LLMs), including Alphabet's Gemini, Meta's Llama, and OpenAI's ChatGPT. "Apparently the whole Army burned through the whole year of tokens for just one service," says an Army employee who spoke to WIRED [...]. The Army employee says that the Army has been pushing its workers to lean into using generative AI. Employees were given an allotment of at least 200,000 tokens per month, according to emails viewed by WIRED, and were automatically allocated more if they burned through their initial allotment. Employees who had signed up for Ask Sage but were not regularly using it would receive emails encouraging them to use more of their allocated tokens.

In order to use Ask Sage, the Army had access to 100,000,000 tokens as part of an annual subscription to an "enterprise pack." Tokens represent a unit of output, either in text or image, from an LLM. For the Ask Sage tool, a single token equates to about 3.7 characters, according to documents viewed by WIRED. The Defense Department burned through some 20 billion tokens per day during the 38-day Operation Epic Fury in Iran, according to Breaking Defense. It's unclear if the tokens used by regular DOD employees are drawn from the same pool as those who might be using AI tools on classified or secret information.

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US military says it is degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten ships in strait of Hormuz; Houthis say tankers violated their blockade; US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East.

The US military announced on Thursday evening it had began a 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets at the direction of Donald Trump.

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US energy secretary Chris Wright says pair of agreements signed Wednesday ‘uphold the highest standards of nuclear safety and nonproliferation’

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A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog.

Donald Trump took to Truth Social a short while and noted that the US will destroy one bridge or power plant, including those near Tehran, “any time” that Iran “shoots a ship” in the strait of Hormuz.

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Withdrawn case marks a victory for the social media giant after earlier landmark loss at trial over addictive claims

A Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta’s platforms were to blame ⁠for his depression ⁠and anxiety ​dropped his case against the company just days before the trial in Los Angeles was ⁠set to start, his attorneys said on Wednesday.

The lawsuit, brought by a 15-year-old boy known as ⁠RKC, originally named four defendants, Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s ​Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok, but ‌YouTube and TikTok ‌settled in June. The terms of those settlements were confidential. Snap reached a tentative settlement in the case, Bloomberg ‌reported on Monday.

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• Centre-back forced off in World Cup semi-final

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Arsenal, the Premier League champions, have been dealt a significant injury blow after the centre-back William Saliba was ruled out for “an extended period” with a back injury.

Saliba played with a back problem during France’s run to the World Cup semi-final and, although he will not require an operation, the 25-year-old is set for a significant spell on the sidelines. He was forced off with the injury after just 30 minutes of France’s last-four defeat by Spain.

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An enchanting display of vibrant color and texture, capturing a Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) during a bright May day at Landgoed Clingendael, Netherlands. Shot at 70mm against a deep blue sky.

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Scott Wiener, Ladies and Gentlemen:

Trans community, allies condemn Wiener for exploiting a march he was asked to leave:

State Sen. Scott Wiener was not invited to the Trans March. He was really, really not invited: In fact, Gabriel Haaland, one of the founders of the march, told me, he had been asked specifically not to attend.

In 2016, then-Sup. Wiener, then-state-Sen. Mark Leno, and then-Mayor Ed Lee were booed off the stage at the march. (That was when Leno and Wiener were close, before Wiener stabbed his mentor in the back and endorsed London Breed for mayor.)

"We told them very clearly that we didn't want politicians in our space," Haaland explained to me. "We changed our policy because of Wiener, and his anti-tenant policies, and asked them not to come back." [...]

But Wiener didn't just show up; after he left, he used video of the event to raise national money, $127,000 in national money, for his Congressional campaign. (According to the Standard, even Netanyahu sided with Wiener, saying he was treated unfairly.)

"It's about as craven as I've ever seen," Haaland told me. "To use our community in this way to raise money is disgraceful. ... He never even picked up the phone and reached out to the Trans March folks." [...]

"The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club condemns these self-serving actions by State Senator Wiener and urges politicians to stop using vulnerable communities as a fundraising tool. Trans people already face immense danger in this country. We need real allies, not people who will sell us out for a fundraising opportunity."

Guy behind the viral 'Saikat lives in Maryland' van has money ties to a pro-Wiener PAC:

As of Tuesday, the van is back in action with a slightly different message: "I live in this van b/c Connie Chan hates housing."

Gazetteer SF learned that the registered owner of the van is being paid by a super PAC that supports Scott Wiener.

In April, the San Francisco Chronicle used California Department of Motor Vehicles data to identify Conor Johnston as the owner of the van. Johnston is a longtime Wiener supporter who served as chief of staff to London Breed when she was supervisor, and later advised her mayoral reelection campaign in 2024. He is also owner of the cannabis company Otter Brands, and has a history of political pranks and provocations.

Johnston and his business have been paid nearly $30,000 by the Families for an Affordable San Francisco super PAC this year, according to financial disclosures to the Federal Election Commission. Families is a super PAC founded by Wiener's active campaign director, Todd David, who remains the PAC's treasurer.

On April 28, the PAC paid Otter Brands, Johnston's cannabis company, $28,611.37 for "office consulting." One week later, the PAC paid $1,000 to Johnston directly for "office refurbishment." [...]

The Wiener campaign declined to comment through spokesperson Joe Arellano.

The Families PAC itself is a dark-money mess, as it leverages a 2024 FEC rule change in order for the PAC and Wiener's official campaign to share staff and coordinate canvassing operations together. In May, campaign finance experts told Gazetteer that the rule change represents a massive breach of a foundational policy to ban communication between a super PAC and a federal campaign on materials that advocate for voter action.

Previously, previously, previously.

Oh wow, The Verge made a 70-minute video on how The Clapper became a viral sensation. When I was a kid, we didn’t have a Clapper, no one I knew had one, and I couldn’t understand why every single household didn’t have one of these magical devices.